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The speed limit sign along Riverside Avenue in Fort Fairfield lies on its side as curious motorists drive the street on Thursday looking at giant ice floes that have been cleared from the road after they overflowed the banks of the Aroostook River.

Parts of Dexter evacuated, flood warnings remain up in northern Maine

21 mins ago DEXTER, Maine — People are being evacuated from homes and buildings in parts of Dexter Thursday after the east branch of the Sebasticook River spilled …
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Portland celebrates arrival of Nova Star, restoration of ferry service to Nova Scotia

2 mins ago PORTLAND, Maine — A small crowd met a big ship Thursday at Portland’s Ocean Gateway terminal, celebrating the restoration of ferry service between Maine’s largest …
Norris Nickerson stands in one of the main hallways at Bangor High School in this January 2010 file photo. The former Bangor High School principal died Wednesday.

Former Bangor High School principal dies

BANGOR, Maine — Norris Nickerson, who spent 49 years educating and coaching Bangor students, died Wednesday evening surrounded by family, Bangor Superintendent Betsy Webb confirmed …
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Corinth motorist sentenced to community service for fatal vehicle accident

1 hour ago BANGOR, Maine — A 29-year-old Corinth man who struck and …
A two-vehicle collision in the southbound lane of Interstate 95 just past the Newburgh Road overpass prompted police to close the interstate and reroute vehicles at the Coldbrook Road exit in Hermon on Sunday evening.

Transcripts of 911 calls reveal details in wrong-way driver’s fatal crash on I-95

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A sign along the Maine Turnpike states that the Lewiston Sports Complex is accessible from Exit 80. The sign is one of about 90 that will be coming down under a new law passed by the Legislature this month.

LePage signs bill to reduce number of signs on Maine highways

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Dogs left at Waterville shelter with porcupine quills in mouths

Brunswick teen struck by car while crossing in crosswalk

BRUNSWICK, Maine — A 15-year-old Brunswick boy was taken to …
The wreckage of a train is pictured after an explosion in Lac-Megantic, in this file picture taken July 6, 2013.

After ‘end of the world’ explosion, Quebec town tries to find hope

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Despite the occasional zombie walk — they are not real — Portland residents consider their city to be among the safest in the U.S., according to a new Gallup poll.

Gallup: Portland residents among most likely US city dwellers to feel safe at night

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Patricia Hustus (left) laughs this week during a farewell lunch thrown by the three community organizations for which she volunteers. Next to her are Carol Good (center) of the Belfast Parks and Recreation Commission and Lilias Outerbridge of the Belfast Maskers.

Beloved Belfast volunteer, 82, thanked for service

Michael Lally, CEO of Calais Regional Hospital

Calais hospital cuts hours for 90 employees

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Rebecca Wyke

In defense of Rebecca Wyke’s $40,000 raise

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How I got lyme disease, or, why you don’t work in the woods in a thong bathing suit

Tom Hall

‘You’re driving us out of town’: Older Scarborough residents criticize budget that would raise taxes by $261 on average home

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Rebecca Wyke
EDITORIALS

In defense of Rebecca Wyke’s $40,000 raise

Does it look bad to give the University of Maine System’s vice chancellor for administration and finance a $40,000 raise at a time when the …

Sports

Former University of Maine All-America goaltender Jimmy Howard, pictured in an April 11 game, leads the Detroit Red Wings into their NHL Eastern Conference playoff series against the Boston Bruins beginning Friday night at TD Garden.

Former UMaine All-America goalie Howard hopes to spark Red Wings to playoff upset vs. Bruins

Ten years ago, Jimmy Howard took center stage at TD Garden in Boston. In what is considered one of the best finals in Hockey East …

Health

GYM CLASS DROPOUT (blog)

Ellsworth woman finds fitness in the face of cancer

Sno Barry is the kind of woman who gets stuff done. She’s an accountant who just finished up a busy tax season, a wife and …

Business

Dockworkers haul a bowline around a bollard as the Nova Star arrives in Portland for the first time on Thursday. The ferry will make daily runs between the city and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, starting in May.
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Portland celebrates arrival of Nova Star, restoration of ferry service to Nova Scotia

PORTLAND, Maine — A small crowd met a big ship Thursday at Portland’s Ocean Gateway terminal, celebrating the restoration of ferry service between Maine’s largest …

Living

Robert Freson, a Belgium-born photojournalist who lives on Bailey Island, stands with some of his images. He is seeking a future home for his collection.

Harpswell man who photographed queens, presidents, popes, Picasso seeks Maine home for images

HARPSWELL, Maine — He has photographed President Dwight D. Eisenhower, surrealist painter Salvador Dali and actress Sophia Loren, to name a few. His photos have …

Outdoors

ACT OUT WITH AISLINN (blog)

‘The Mighty Ducks,’ a mallard photo shoot on ice

A few weeks ago, I came across a giant group of mallard ducks (with possibly some American black ducks mixed in) while looking for local …

Food

URBAN EYE (blog)

Diner for dinner? Palace is the place

Spring lettuce salad, grass-fed burgers and craft beer is far from typical diner fare. But Palace 2.0 (or is it 3.5?) is no place to …

Events

CULTURE SHOCK (blog)

5 Things To Do This Weekend, April 18-20: River deep, mountain high.

1. Holy moly, that stream is high! It’s Kenduskeag Stream Canoe race weekend in Bangor, as sure a sign of spring as crocuses and shivering …

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